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Women's Footwear & Apparel Designer
Kia Brinkley
New York, NY
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About
Footwear industry professional with 3+ years work experience. Graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design. Received a BFA in Fashion Design- specializing in the use of leather and fur in Women's Luxury apparel. Interested in a full time footwear design position in a brand that caters to the young, on-trend, and aesthetically expecting customer. Preferably in New York or California areas.
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Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Fashion DesignSavannah College of Art and Design2008 - 2012
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BFA Fashion Design Fashion DesignPratt Institute2007 - 2008
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Experience
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Associate Footwear DesignerNew York, NYJul 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)Assistant to head designer of RAMPAGE division. Responsible for product development including domestic and international market shopping, hand sketching, CAD illustrations and factory communication. Participates in post-‐‑production including fit model reviews and confirmation processes. Granted opportunity to travel to China on a 6-‐‑month recurrence to facilitate development & production.
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Footwear Design InternSteve Madden - Corporate OfficeNew York, United StatesIntern to the head designer and sales director of Steve Madden Landed Branded division. Produced CAD illustrations managed the tech ---pack developments and communicated with factories throughout Asia to facilitate shoe production operations.
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Assistant DesignerCamuto GroupGreenwich, CTOct 2013 - Jan 2014 (3 months)Assistant to the head designer of Antonio Melani for Dillard’s private label division. Responsible for supporting the development of women’s footwear including hand sketching, spec sheets and sample organization.
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Assistant DesignerHicksville, NYDec 2012 - Oct 2013 (10 months)Assistant to the head designer of boy’s, girl’s and infants footwear. Responsible for design development including communication with overseas factories and agents, CAD illustrations and sample reviews. Supported sales team through preparation of trend analysis, creation of line sheets and sales packs. Granted opportunity to travel to China to support design development and production check-‐‑ins.
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Assistant Footwear DesignerTommy HilfigerNew York, United StatesDec 2012 - Oct 2013 (10 months)Responsible for design development including communication with overseas factories and agents, CAD illustrations and sample reviews. Supported sales team through preparation of trend analysis, creation of line sheets and sales packs. Granted opportunity to travel to China to support design development and production check ---ins.
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Footwear Design AssistantC. Wonder - FreelanceNew York, NYSep 2012 - Nov 2012 (2 months)Assistant to the Head Designer. Supported product development through CAD technical design renderings, tech pack production and spec creation. Design Assistant, Tory Burch - Freelance: Footwear and Accessories Division, New York Sept 2012 Supported the accessories design department in the day ---to ---day operations and preparation for NYFW.
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Footwear Design InternLi & Fung - JimlarNew York, NYJun 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)Assistant to the Head Designer supported the design and development of Carlos Falchi's Falchi by Falchi line. Created brand ---specific textile and footwear designs, produced CAD illustrations and conducted trend forecasting research and analysis.
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Awards
Academic Honors Scholarship Recipient, Deans List, Style Lab Senior Colellection Mentorship Program, SCAD 2012 Jury Show Participant, SCAD 2012 Fashion Show Feature, SCAD 2012 Static Show Feature, Student Organized Senior Fashion Showcase Organizer, featured Designer & Host
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@kiamarieantoinette, member since 2012
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